Scottish Division Two 1972/73

Scottish Division Two 1972/73
master	Clyde FC
Climbers	Clyde Dunfermline Athletic FC
Teams	19th
Games	342
Gates	1089  (ø 3.18 per game)
Top scorer	Brian Third ( Montrose FC )
← Division Two 1971/72 Division Two 1973/74 →
^ Division One 1972/73

The Scottish Football League Division Two was played for the 67th time in 1972/73 . After the introduction of Division One , it was also the 67th edition of the men's second-highest football division in the Scottish Football League under the name Division Two . In the 1972/73 season, 19 clubs competed against each other in a total of 36 match days. Each team played once at home and away against every other team. The 2-point rule applied . In the event of a tie, the goal difference counted . The championship was won by FC Clyde , who together with the runner-up Dunfermline Athleticsecured promotion to Division One. The top scorer with 28 goals was Brian Third from FC Montrose .

statistics

Closing table

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Clyde FC (A)	36	23	10	3	068:280	+40	56:16
2.	Dunfermline Athletic (A)	36	23	6th	7th	095:320	+63	52:20
3.	Stirling Albion	36	19th	9	8th	070:390	+31	47:25
4th	Raith Rovers	36	19th	9	8th	073:420	+31	47:25
5.	FC St. Mirren	36	19th	7th	10	079:500	+29	45:27
6th	Montrose FC	36	18th	8th	10	082:580	+24	44:28
7th	Cowdenbeath FC	36	14th	10	12	057:530	+4	38:34
8th.	Hamilton Academical	36	16	6th	14th	067:630	+4	38:34
9.	Berwick Rangers	36	16	5	15th	045:540	−9	37:35
10.	FC Stenhousemuir	36	14th	8th	14th	044:410	+3	36:36
11.	Queen of the South	36	13	8th	15th	045:520	−7	34:38
12.	Alloa Athletic	36	11	11	14th	045:490	−4	33:39
13.	East Stirlingshire FC	36	12	8th	16	052:690	−17	32:40
14th	FC Queen's Park	36	9	12	15th	044:610	−17	30:42
15th	FC Stranraer	36	13	4th	19th	056:780	−22	30:42
16.	Forfar Athletic	36	10	9	17th	038:660	−28	29:43
17th	Clydebank FC	36	9	6th	21st	048:720	−24	24:48
18th	Albion Rovers	36	5	8th	23	035:830	−48	18:54
19th	Brechin City	36	5	4th	27	046:990	−53	14:58

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored

Legend
1972/73 season
	Promoted to Division One
At the end of the 1971/72 season
(A)	Relegated from Division One

Web link

• Scottish Division Two 1972/73 at Statto.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Scottish Football League & Scottish Premier League Top goalscorers per division. (No longer available online.) Scottish-football-historical-archive.com, archived from the original on September 27, 2012 ; accessed on April 3, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.